Chinese Puzzle (Casse-tête chinois)
{Chinese Puzzle opens in Seattle on Friday, 5/30, and is screening at Landmark’s Seven Gables Theatre} Cédric Klapisch continues his story of writer Xavier Rousseau—and…
SIFF 2014: Week Three Highlights
SIFF 2014 is lurching along into its final week, and there's still time to catch up on your cinema (over)consumption if you've yet to partake.…
SIFF 2014: Week Two Highlights
Capitol Hill (both the 1960s and 2010s varieties), a freaky alt-reality Paris, and dear ol' Sesame Street are among the cinematic destinations awaiting you during…
SIFF double take: Muse of Fire and The Search for General Tso
Examine, if you will, two documentaries very similar in tone and structure: upbeat, pleasant, and curious. One asks a very large question: How do you…
SIFF 2014: Week One Highlights
Our local month-long movie megathon struck again Thursday with Jimi: All Is By My Side, a Jimi Hendrix biopic devoid of Jimi Hendrix music. But even…
SIFF 2014 Preview: NW Connections
I honestly feel like the SIFF NW Connections programming gets better every single year! The 40thSeattle International Film Festival has an impressive roster of documentaries and features…
Is the comedy album dead?
Nope! The comedy album is not dead. It probably should be, as almost every comedian has a podcast or YouTube channel now, or is appearing…
Bumbershoot 2013 picks: Words & Ideas
WHO IS EXCITED FOR BUMBERSHOOT THIS YEAR? Why, I yam. Glad you asked! As always, I'd like to remind our Imaginary Bumbershoot attendees that the…
Bumbershoot 2013 picks: film, comedy, and theater
I know it's really really hard to fit in ALL of these things in addition to seeing the bands you want to see, but I…
Monsters University: A dual review by Imaginary Amie and Roxie Rider
{Monsters University opens in Seattle on Friday 6/21 is playing at the Majestic Bay, AMC Pacific Place, Sundance Cinemas Seattle, and Oak Tree Cinemas} Usually…